Global Patent Index - EP 2361765 B1

EP 2361765 B1 20150819 - Droplet ejecting device capable of maintaining recording quality while suppressing deterioration of actuator

Title (en)

Droplet ejecting device capable of maintaining recording quality while suppressing deterioration of actuator

Title (de)

Zur Aufrechterhaltung der Aufzeichnungsqualität bei gleichzeitiger Unterdrückung der Abnutzung des Aktuators fähige Tropfenausgabevorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'éjection de gouttelettes capable de maintenir la qualité d'enregistrement tout en supprimant la dégradation de l'actionneur

Publication

EP 2361765 B1 20150819 (EN)

Application

EP 11154554 A 20110215

Priority

JP 2010034995 A 20100219

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2361765A1] First and second piezoelectric layers (17a,17b) are stacked from a side closer to an opening of a liquid channel formed in a channel member (12) in this order, and are sandwiched between electrodes (18,19,20) with respect to a stacking direction. A driving-signal generating section generates an ejection driving signal for ejecting droplets from an ejection port and a non-ejection driving signal for vibrating a meniscus formed in the ejection port without ejecting droplets from the ejection port. A voltage applying section applies, based on image data, a voltage corresponding to the ejection driving signal to one of the first and second piezoelectric layers, and applies a voltage corresponding to the non-ejection driving signal to another one of the first and second piezoelectric layers during a period in which the voltage corresponding to the ejection driving signal is not applied to the one of the first and second piezoelectric layers.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/04581 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/04588 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/04595 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/04596 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/14233 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/155 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2002/14258 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2361765 A1 20110831; EP 2361765 B1 20150819; CN 102189776 A 20110921; CN 102189776 B 20131030; JP 2011167975 A 20110901; JP 5003775 B2 20120815; US 2011205273 A1 20110825; US 8696081 B2 20140415

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11154554 A 20110215; CN 201110042334 A 20110218; JP 2010034995 A 20100219; US 201113032391 A 20110222